Car body and underframe construction.



O. S. PULLIAM. GAR BODY AND UNDERFRAME CONSTRUCTION. APPLIUATION FILED JULY 17,1909.

999,256. 1 Patented Aug. 1,1911.

' cars, locomotive tenders and the like, formed the floor and extending'longitudinally ofthc single steel casting. This integral construcfor only a short distance, but it'is evident members 9, but these parts may constitute 'nNrr-nn sTArns PATEN orrrcn.

OSWALD s. PULLIAM, or PITTSBURG, PENNSYLV IA, ASSIGNOR TO- PITTsBURGfi EQUIPMENTICQMPANY, or PITTSBUBG, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENN- sYLvANIA.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that .I, OswALD S. PULLIAM, a resident of Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improve-- ments' in Car Body and Underframe Construction, of which the following is a specification.

The prime object of my invention is to provide a steel body and underframe for as an integral cast-metal structure.

In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates an applicationof my invention, Figure 1, is a perspective view of a carbody and its underframe constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2, a cen-- tral, longitudinal sectional View; Fig. 3, an end view; and Fig. 4, an inverted broken perspective view particularly showing the underframe. 1

As illustrated and as preferred, the carbodyand its underframe are formed of a tion .is equally applicable to a locomotive tender-body, not shown.

Referring to the drawing, 1 designates thecar-body floor, 2'end-walls, and 3 side-walls. In theembodiment 01' my invention as shownby the drawing boththe end and side-walls extend upwardly from the floor,

that the height of said walls may be greatly increased.

If desired, a portion of the side and end walls of the car-body may be formed of vided holes for the purpose" of permittn ig plates to be riveted thereto.

Formed on the underside of the floor 4 1 are two body-bolsters 5, and depending from car-body are side-sills 6' and center-sills 7. As illustrated the body-bolsters are each formed with center-plates 8- and side-bearing separate members and'be suitably secured to, the bolsters.

Specification of Letters Patent.

.with lfigs 13.

The car-body and its underframe'is debolster.

In addition a; the" side. a center sills', as

CAB, BODY AND UNDERFRAME CONSTRUCTION.

QPatented Aug. i, 1911.

Application filed July 17, 1909. Serial No. 508,242.

shown, I provide integral end-sills l0 and laterally-extending. members 11 co-i'lnecting the side and center-sills. The end-sills may be formed with push-pockets 12 and the ends of the center sills are preferably formed signed to be carried on two trucks, not shown,-

and the dimensions of the parts may of.

course be varied to suit different conditions.

'What- I claim is:

'1. A car-body and underframe construction consisting of an integral cast-metal structure compr1s1ng,a floor, car-body endwalls, car-body side-walls, underframe endsills, and underframe side-sills.

2; A carwbody and under-frame construction consisting of an. integral cast-metal structure comprisinga floor, car-body endwalls, car body side-walls, nnderframe endsills, underframe side-sills, and a, body- 3. A'car-body and underfra-me construction consisting of. an. integral cast-metal structure comprising a floor, a laterally ex: tending and upwardly .,projecting member constituting a portion ofa car-body endwall, a longitudinally extending and up wardly projecting "member constituting a 80 frame end-sill,-and. anunderframe-side-sill.

portion of a car-body side-wall, an under- 4. A car-body and underframe -construction consisting of an integral cast-metal 4 structure comprising a floor, a laterally extending and upwardlyprojecting-member constituting a portion of a car-body -end-' wall, -a longitudinally extending and-up I wardly projectin portion of a carodyside-wall, an 'under frame end-sill disposed in a different vertical plane than the'laterally extending member, and an underframe side-sill disposed in a different vertical plane than thelongitudi nally'extendingmember. I

1 In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses. v i

V V OSWALD S. PULLIAM.

'Witnesses: f p

' A. 0. WAY,

' G. Doonrr'rm.

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